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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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